Alterlife
began its journey as Panel By Panel. Guitarist Kyle Hlubek met drummer,
David McFadden in the winter of two-thousand and they began jamming together,
building what would be the foundations of the first Alterlife songs. With
the addition of bassist, Joey Kelly, and an unspecified former singer,
Panel By Panel played several well-received performances on the local
Jacksonville scene. When that singer failed them in the studio he was
subsequently let go. The name Panel By Panel belonged to the former singer
and made its exit with him.
Enter
singer, Ryan Norton. Kyle had been frequenting the same late night hang
outs and music stores as Ryan since 1994, and the two had engaged in
numerous conversations about music and life. Kyle had told Ryan of his
new project with a drummer, Dave, who worked at one of those music stores.
Ryan, at work with a band of his own, considered asking to audition
for the spot in Kyle's band, but hadn't yet been invited. Just as things
were winding down with Ryan's project, he received that invitation.
He was asked to check out a cd of one song with no vocals and consider
auditioning. Ryan jumped at the chance. Floored by what he'd heard on
the disc, Ryan wrote lyrics to what would later be called "Larva"
and was in three days later.
Within two weeks, vocals were laid on "larva" and it was evident
that the line-up was solid. Ryan and David collaborated on vocal parts
with equal input from Joey and Kyle. A democracy had been birthed. After
much deliberation, they agreed upon a name. Alterlife.
The sound of Alterlife's music is a refreshing alternative to the prepackaged
NU-Metal infesting the airwaves of every town in America and abroad.With
its exotic melodies and Psychedelic feel, Alterlife brings to mind some
of the classic forefathers of metal while retaining its own very modern
sense of self. Imagine Tool and System Of A Down meeting Zeppelin in
a dark alley which leads them into a sun-drenched meadow where they
purchase LSD cooked up in Glenn Danzig's garage from Pink Floyd. The
music is immediate and dire, heady and soulful. It is apparent that
these four people are together because they love music. Metal needs
a swift kick to the posterior and Alterlife has the boots full of led.
Unconcerned with modern music's Pop-flavored in Vogue media assault,
Alterlife is busy crafting some of the heaviest and most original sounding
art to grace the Rock scene in a long, long time.